User equipment protection method, device, user equipment and base station

ABSTRACT

A method for protecting a user equipment includes: after sending a first request message for adjusting radio link configuration to a base station, monitoring a response message corresponding to the first request message in a first preset time period; determining a sending time for sending a second request message for adjusting the radio link configuration based on a monitoring result in the first preset time period; and sending the second request message at the sending time. This can avoid frequently sending a request message for adjusting a radio link configuration to a base station, reducing spectrum resource utilization and signaling burden of the network.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

The application is a national stage of International Application No.PCT/CN2017/081169 filed on Apr. 20, 2017, the disclosure of which ishereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communicationtechnologies, and in particular, to a method, a device, a userequipment, and a base station for protecting a user equipment.

BACKGROUND

In a long-term evolution (LTE) system, a wireless transmission mode suchas a high-order multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), a multi-carrieraggregation, or a high-order modulation and decoding can be set for auser equipment (UE) to meet user requirements for high-speed datatransmission rates. However, such a high-speed wireless transmissionmode may cause the UE overheating, and the UE overheating may furthercause problems such as transmission interruption of service data of theUE or even restart of the equipment.

In the related art, in order to ensure a good experience when the useruses the UE, a UE provider generally performs temperature control on amobile phone. For example, the UE can be controlled to reduce radio linkconfiguration by means of being detached and reattached to avoid the UEbeing overheated. In the related art, the transmission interruption ofservice data may be caused when the UE is during the process ofdetaching and reattaching, thereby reducing the user experience.

SUMMARY

In order to overcome the problems in the related art, embodiments of thepresent disclosure provide a method, a device, a user equipment, and abase station for protecting a user equipment, so as to realize that theUE does not send request messages for reducing radio link configurationto the base station excessively frequently, thereby reducing signalingburden of a network.

According to a first aspect of the embodiments of the presentdisclosure, a method for protecting a user equipment is provided,including:

after sending a first request message for adjusting radio linkconfiguration to a base station, monitoring a response messagecorresponding to the first request message during a first preset timeperiod;

determining a sending time for sending a second request message foradjusting the radio link configuration based on a monitoring resultduring the first preset time period; and

sending the second request message at the sending time.

In an embodiment, before monitoring a response message corresponding tothe first request message during a first preset time period, the methodfurther includes:

when it is judged that overheating of the user equipment is caused bythe radio link configuration being too high, determining whether to sendthe first request message for adjusting the radio link configuration tothe base station based on user preference; and

when determining to send the first request message for adjusting theradio link configuration to the base station based on the userpreference, sending the first request message for adjusting the radiolink configuration to the base station.

In an embodiment, a setting manner of the first preset time period isstatic setting, or semi-static setting, or dynamic setting.

In an embodiment, the determining a sending time for sending a secondrequest message for adjusting the radio link configuration based on amonitoring result during the first preset time period includes:

when the monitoring result is that the response message is not detectedwithin the first preset time period, detecting an equipment temperatureof the user equipment at the ending time of the first preset timeperiod; and

when the equipment temperature of the user equipment is higher than apreset temperature threshold at the ending time of the first preset timeperiod, determining the ending time of the first preset time period asthe sending time.

In an embodiment, the determining a sending time for sending a secondrequest message for adjusting the radio link configuration based on amonitoring result during the first preset time period includes:

when the monitoring result is that the response message is monitoredduring the first preset time period, parsing the response message toobtain a base station indication time.

detecting the equipment temperature of the user equipment at the basestation indication time; and

when the equipment temperature of the user equipment at the base stationindication time is higher than the preset temperature threshold,determining the base station indication time as the sending time.

In an embodiment, the determining a sending time for sending a secondrequest message for adjusting the radio link configuration based on amonitoring result during the first preset time period includes:

when the monitoring result is that the response message is monitoredwithin the first preset time period and the response message indicatesto reduce the radio link configuration, detecting the equipmenttemperature of the user equipment within the second preset time period,wherein starting time of the second preset time period is the time theresponse message is received;

when the equipment temperature of the user equipment within the secondpreset time period indicates that the user equipment is stilloverheated, determining ending time of the second preset time period asthe sending time; and

when the equipment temperature of the user equipment within the secondpreset time period indicates that the user equipment is no longeroverheated, determining time when the user equipment is overheated againas the sending time.

In an embodiment, the setting manner of the second preset time period isstatic setting or dynamic setting.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the presentdisclosure, a method for protecting a user equipment is provided,including:

receiving a request message for adjusting a radio link configurationsent by the user equipment;

generating and sending a first response message when it is determinedthere is no need to adjust the radio link configuration based on therequest message, wherein a base station indication time is carried inthe first response message, and the base station indication time is usedto indicate the time when the base station instructs the user equipmentto send the request message again.

In an embodiment, the method further includes:

generating and sending a second response message when it is determinedthat there is a need to adjust the radio link configuration based on therequest message, wherein the radio link configuration information whichthe user equipment is to be adjusted to is carried in the secondresponse message.

In an embodiment, a time length of the second preset time period isfurther carried in the second response message.

In an embodiment, the method further includes:

refusing to send a response message to the user equipment when it isdetermined that there is no need to adjust the radio link configurationbased on the request message.

According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the presentdisclosure, a device for protecting a user equipment is provided,including:

a first monitoring module, configured to monitor a response messagecorresponding to the first request message during a first preset timeperiod, after a first request message for adjusting radio linkconfiguration is sent to a base station;

a time determining module, configured to determine a sending time forsending a second request message for adjusting the radio linkconfiguration based on a monitoring result of the first monitoringmodule during the first preset time period; and

a first sending module, configured to send the second request message atthe sending time determined by the time determining module.

In an embodiment, the device further includes:

a user preference determining module, configured to determine whether tosend the first request message for adjusting the radio linkconfiguration to the base station based on user preference, when it isjudged that overheating of the user equipment is caused by the radiolink configuration being too high; and

a second sending module, configured to send the first request messagefor adjusting the radio link configuration to the base station, when theuser preference determining module determines that the first requestmessage for adjusting the radio link configuration is sent to the basestation based on the user preference.

In an embodiment, a setting manner of the first preset time period isstatic setting, or semi-static setting, or dynamic setting.

In an embodiment, the time determining module includes:

a first detecting sub-module, configured to detect an equipmenttemperature of the user equipment at the ending time of the first presettime period, when the monitoring result is that the response message isnot detected within the first preset time period; and

a first determining sub-module, configured to determine the ending timeof the first preset time period as the sending time, when the firstdetecting sub-module determines that the equipment temperature of theuser equipment is higher than a preset temperature threshold at theending time of the first preset time period.

In an embodiment, the time determining module includes:

a first parsing sub-module, configured to parse the response message toobtain a base station indication time, when the monitoring result isthat the response message is monitored during the first preset timeperiod;

a second detection sub-module, configured to detect the equipmenttemperature of the user equipment at the base station indication timeparsed and obtained by the first parsing sub-module; and

a second determining sub-module, configured to determine the basestation indication time as the sending time, when the second detectingsub-module determines that the equipment temperature of the userequipment at the base station indication time is higher than the presettemperature threshold.

In an embodiment, the time determining module includes:

a third detection sub-module, configured to detect the equipmenttemperature of the user equipment within the second preset time period,when the monitoring result is that the response message is monitoredwithin the first preset time period and the response message indicatesto reduce the radio link configuration, wherein starting time of thesecond preset time period is the time receiving the response message;

a third determining sub-module, configured to determine ending time ofthe second preset time period as the sending time when the thirddetecting sub-module determines that the equipment temperature of theuser equipment within the second preset time period indicates that theuser equipment is still overheated; and

a fourth determining sub-module, configured to determine time when theuser equipment is overheated again as the sending time when the thirddetecting sub-module determines that the equipment temperature of theuser equipment within the second preset time period indicates that theuser equipment is no longer overheated.

In an embodiment, the setting manner of the second preset time period isstatic setting or dynamic setting.

According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the presentdisclosure, a device for protecting a user equipment is provided,including:

a receiving module, configured to receive a request message foradjusting a radio link configuration sent by a user equipment; and

a first generating module, configured to generate and send a firstresponse message when it is determined there is no need to adjust theradio link configuration based on the request message, wherein a basestation indication time is carried in the first response message, andthe base station indication time is used to indicate the time when thebase station indicates that the user equipment sends the request messageagain.

In an embodiment, the device further includes:

a second generating module, configured to generate and send a secondresponse message when it is determined that there is a need to adjustthe radio link configuration based on the request message received bythe receiving module, wherein the radio link configuration informationwhich the user equipment is to be adjusted to is carried in the secondresponse message.

In an embodiment, a time length of the second preset time period isfurther carried in the second response message.

In an embodiment, the device further includes:

a refusing response module, configured to refuse to send a responsemessage to the user equipment when it is determined that there is noneed to adjust the radio link configuration based on the request messagereceived by the receiving module.

According to a fifth aspect of the embodiments of the presentdisclosure, a user equipment is provided, including:

a processor;

a memory, for storing instructions executable by the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to:

monitor a response message corresponding to the first request messageduring a first preset time period after sending a first request messagefor adjusting radio link configuration to a base station;

determine a sending time for sending a second request message foradjusting the radio link configuration based on a monitoring resultduring the first preset time period; and

send the second request message at the sending time.

According to a sixth aspect of the embodiments of the presentdisclosure, a base station is provided, including:

a processor;

a memory, for storing instructions executable by the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to:

receive a request message for adjusting a radio link configuration sentby the user equipment;

generate and send a first response message when it is determined thereis no need to adjust the radio link configuration based on the requestmessage, wherein a base station indication time is carried in the firstresponse message, and the base station indication time is used toindicate the time when the base station instructs that the userequipment sends the request message again.

According to a seventh aspect of the embodiments of the presentdisclosure, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium isprovided, computer instructions stored thereon, and when theinstructions are executed by a processor, the following steps areimplemented:

after sending a first request message for adjusting radio linkconfiguration to a base station, monitoring a response messagecorresponding to the first request message during a first preset timeperiod;

determining a sending time for sending a second request message foradjusting the radio link configuration based on a monitoring resultduring the first preset time period; and

sending the second request message at the sending time.

According to an eighth aspect of the embodiments of the presentdisclosure, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium isprovided, computer instructions stored thereon, and when theinstructions are executed by a processor, the following steps areimplemented:

receiving a request message for adjusting a radio link configurationsent by the user equipment;

generating and sending a first response message when it is determinedthere is no need to adjust the radio link configuration based on therequest message, wherein a base station indication time is carried inthe first response message, and the base station indication time is usedto indicate the time when the base station instructs the user equipmentto send the request message again.

The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the presentdisclosure may include the following beneficial effects:

When judging that overheating of the user equipment is caused by theradio link configuration being too high, the user equipment sends thefirst request message for adjusting the radio link configuration to thebase station, and a timer for the first preset time period is set afterthe first request message is sent. The response message is monitoredduring the first preset time period, and the sending time for sending asecond request message is determined based on the monitoring result,thereby avoiding frequently sending the request message to the basestation at any time, and reducing the spectrum resource utilization andthe signaling burden of the network.

The above general description and the following detailed description aremerely exemplary and explanatory and should not be construed as limitingof the disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in the specificationand constitute a part of the specification, show exemplary embodimentsof the present disclosure. The drawings along with the specificationexplain the principles of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1A is a flow chart showing a method for protecting a user equipmentaccording to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 1B is a scenario diagram showing a method for protecting a userequipment according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 2A is a flowchart showing still another method for protecting auser equipment, according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 2B is a first flowchart of a method for determining a sending timebased on a monitoring result in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2A.

FIG. 2C is a second flowchart of a method for determining a sending timebased on a monitoring result in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2A.

FIG. 2D is a third flowchart of a method for determining a sending timebased on a monitoring result in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2A.

FIG. 2E is a first schematic diagram of the sending time determined inthe embodiment shown in FIG. 2A.

FIG. 2F is a second schematic diagram of the sending time determined inthe embodiment shown in FIG. 2A.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a method for protecting a user equipmentaccording to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing still another method for protecting a userequipment according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing still another method for protecting a userequipment according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a device for protecting a userequipment according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of another device for protecting a userequipment according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a device for protecting a userequipment according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing another device for protecting a userequipment according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a device suitable for protecting auser equipment according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a device suitable for protecting auser equipment according to an exemplary embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, examples ofwhich are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The followingdescription refers to the same or similar elements in the differentfigures unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in thefollowing exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodimentsconsistent with the present disclosure. Instead, they are merelyexamples of devices and methods consistent with aspects of the presentdisclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

FIG. 1A is a flow chart showing a method for protecting a user equipmentaccording to an exemplary embodiment, and FIG. 1B is a scenario diagramshowing a method for protecting a user equipment according to anexemplary embodiment; the method for protecting a user equipment can beapplied to the user equipment. As shown in FIG. 1A, the method forprotecting the user equipment includes the following steps 101-103.

In step 101, after sending a first request message for adjusting radiolink configuration to a base station, a response message correspondingto the first request message is monitored in a first preset time period.

In an embodiment, a timer that is timed to be the first preset timeperiod may be started when the first request message is sent, and if thetimer expires, it may be determined that the time for sending the firstrequest message exceeds the first preset time period. The starting timeof the first preset time period is the time when the first requestmessage is sent, that is, the time is started after the first requestmessage is sent.

In an embodiment, the time length of the first preset time period may beset by the base station and indicated to the user equipment; in stillanother embodiment, the time length of the first preset time period maybe set by the user equipment.

In an embodiment, when the overheating of the user equipment is causedby the radio link configuration being too high, the user equipment sendsthe first request message for adjusting the radio link configuration tothe base station, and monitors whether a response message is receivedwithin the first preset time period after sending the first requestmessage is sent. The current equipment temperature, the presettemperature threshold, and the radio link configuration to which theuser equipment is to be adjusted and recommended by the user equipment,are carried in the first request message.

In an embodiment, whether the user equipment is overheated may be judgedbased on whether the temperature of the user equipment exceeds a presettemperature threshold and continues for more than a certain time. Forexample, it can be judged that the user equipment is overheated when thetemperature of the user equipment exceeds 85 degrees for 5 minutes. Inan embodiment, the temperature of the user equipment may be a batterysurface temperature of the user equipment, or a central processing unit(CPU) surface temperature, or a temperature of a front screen or a rearcase of the user equipment.

In step 102, sending time for sending a second request message foradjusting the radio link configuration is determined based on amonitoring result in the first preset time period.

In an embodiment, the method for determining the sending time forsending a second request message for adjusting the radio linkconfiguration is determined based on a monitoring result in the firstpreset time period may be referred to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2B toFIG. 2D, and details are not described herein.

In an embodiment, the second request message may be consistent with thefirst request message, for example, when the equipment temperature doesnot change within the first preset time period, the second requestmessage and the first request message may be consistent, that is, thecontent carried is the same; in an embodiment, the second requestmessage may be consistent with the first request message, for example,when the equipment temperature changes during the first preset timeperiod, the second request message and the first request message may benot consistent, that is, the content carried is different.

In step 103, the second request message is sent at the sending time.

In an exemplary scenario, as shown in FIG. 1B, in the scenario shown inFIG. 1B, a base station 10, a user equipment (such as a smart phone, atablet, etc.) 20 is included, wherein the user equipment 20 can monitora response message corresponding to the first request message in a firstpreset time period after sending a first request message for adjustingradio link configuration to a base station, determines the sending timefor sending a second request message for adjusting the radio linkconfiguration based on a monitoring result during the first preset timeperiod, and sends the second request message at the determined sendingtime, instead of frequently sending the request message to the basestation at any time after the first request message is sent, thereby thespectrum resource utilization and the signaling burden of the network isreduced.

By the foregoing step 101 to step 103, it can realize to set a timer forthe first preset time period after the user equipment is overheated andthe first request message is sent to the base station, monitor aresponse message during a first preset time period and determine thesending time for sending a second request message based on themonitoring result, thereby avoiding frequently sending the requestmessage to the base station at any time, and reducing the spectrumresource utilization and the signaling burden of the network.

In an embodiment, before monitoring a response message corresponding tothe first request message during a first preset time period, the methodfor protecting the user equipment may further includes:

when it is judged that overheating of the user equipment is caused bythe radio link configuration being too high, determining whether to sendthe first request message for adjusting the radio link configuration tothe base station based on user preference; and

when determining to send the first request message for adjusting theradio link configuration to the base station based on the userpreference, sending the first request message for adjusting the radiolink configuration to the base station.

In an embodiment, a setting manner for the first preset time period isstatic setting, or semi-static setting, or dynamic setting.

In an embodiment, the determining a sending time for sending a secondrequest message for adjusting the radio link configuration based on amonitoring result in the first preset time period includes:

when the monitoring result is that the response message is not detectedduring the first preset time period, detecting an equipment temperatureof the user equipment at the ending time of the first preset timeperiod; and

when the equipment temperature of the user equipment is higher than apreset temperature threshold at the ending time of the first preset timeperiod, determining the ending time of the first preset time period asthe sending time.

In an embodiment, the determining a sending time for sending a secondrequest message for adjusting the radio link configuration based on amonitoring result in the first preset time period includes:

when the monitoring result is that the response message is monitoredduring the first preset time period, parsing the response message toobtain a base station indication time;

detecting the equipment temperature of the user equipment at the basestation indication time; and

when the equipment temperature of the user equipment at the base stationindication time is higher than the preset temperature threshold,determining the base station indication time as the sending time.

In an embodiment, the determining a sending time for sending a secondrequest message for adjusting the radio link configuration based on amonitoring result in the first preset time period includes:

when the monitoring result is that the response message is monitoredduring the first preset time period and the radio link configurationindicates to reduce the response message, detecting the equipmenttemperature of the user equipment during the second preset time period,wherein starting time of the second preset time period is the timereceiving the response message;

when the equipment temperature of the user equipment during the secondpreset time period indicates that the user equipment is stilloverheated, determining ending time of the second preset time period asthe sending time; and

when the equipment temperature of the user equipment during the secondpreset time period indicates that the user equipment is no longeroverheated, determining time when the user equipment is overheated againas the sending time.

In an embodiment, the setting manner of the second preset time period isstatic setting or dynamic setting.

For details on how to protect user equipment, please refer to thefollowing embodiments.

The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the presentdisclosure are described in the following specific embodiments.

FIG. 2A is a flowchart showing still another method for protecting auser equipment, according to an exemplary embodiment; FIG. 2B is a firstflowchart of a method for determining a sending time based on amonitoring result in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2A; FIG. 2C is asecond flowchart of a method for determining a sending time based on amonitoring result in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2A; FIG. 2D is a thirdflowchart of a method for determining a sending time based on amonitoring result in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2A; FIG. 2E is a firstschematic diagram of the sending time determined in the embodiment shownin FIG. 2A; FIG. 2F is a second schematic diagram of the sending timedetermined in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2A. This embodiment uses theforegoing method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure toexemplify how to send a request message for adjusting a radio linkconfiguration to a base station. As shown in FIG. 2A, the followingsteps are included:

In step 201, when it is judged that overheating of the user equipment iscaused by the radio link configuration being too high, determiningwhether to send the first request message for adjusting the radio linkconfiguration to the base station based on user preference isdetermined.

In an embodiment, the determining whether to send the first requestmessage to the base station based on the user preference may be embodiedin the following two implementation manners.

The first implementation manner is as follows: the determining whetherto send the first request message for adjusting the radio linkconfiguration to the base station based on user preference, including:generating prompt information, wherein the prompt information is used toprompt the user whether to reduce the radio link configuration;receiving feedback information input by the user based on the promptinformation; and determining whether to send the request message foradjusting the radio link configuration to the base station based on thefeedback information.

The second implementation manner is as follows: the determining whetherto send the first request message for adjusting the radio linkconfiguration to the base station based on user preference, including:acquiring a preset setting item, wherein the preset setting item is usedto indicates whether the request message is sent to the base stationwhen the user equipment is overheated; and determining whether to send arequest message for adjusting the radio link configuration to the basestation based on the value of the preset setting item, wherein the valueof the preset setting item is preset by the user.

In an embodiment, the preset setting item may be a system setting itemor an application management setting item, and a general user may setand store the preset setting item in the setting interface of the userequipment.

In step 202, when it is determined that the first request message foradjusting the radio link configuration is sent to the base station basedon the user preference, the first request message for adjusting theradio link configuration is sent to the base station.

In step 203, the response message corresponding to the first requestmessage is monitored in the first preset time period.

In an embodiment, the description of step 203 can be referred to thedescription of step 101 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1A, and will notbe described in detail herein.

In step 204, sending time for sending a second request message foradjusting the radio link configuration is determined based on amonitoring result in the first preset time period.

In an embodiment, the monitoring result may be that the response messageis not detected within the first preset time period, the sending timemay be determined according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2B. As shownin FIG. 2B, the following steps are included:

In step 211, the equipment temperature of the user equipment at theending time of the first preset time period is detected.

In step 212, when the equipment temperature of the user equipment at theending time of the first preset time period is higher than the presettemperature threshold, the ending time of the first preset time periodis determined as the sending time.

In an embodiment, since the user equipment has been in an overheatedstate for a long time, and in the case that no response message forreducing the radio link configuration is detected during the firstpreset time period, it is determined whether the user equipment is stilloverheated only based on whether the equipment temperature at the endingtime of the first preset time period is higher than a preset temperaturethreshold, and the ending time of the first preset time period isdetermined as the sending time for sending the second request messagewhen it is determined that the user equipment is overheated. Forexample, the time length of the first preset time period is 5 minutes,and the timing is started after the first request message is sent at11:35. If the response message is not received at 11:40, the secondrequest message is sent at 11:40. In an embodiment, the second requestmessage may be consistent with the first request message, for example,when the equipment temperature does not change during the first presettime period, the second request message and the first request messagemay be consistent, that is, the content carried is the same; in anembodiment, the second request message may be consistent with the firstrequest message, for example, when the equipment temperature changesduring the first preset time period, the second request message and thefirst request message may be not consistent, that is, the contentcarried is different.

In an embodiment, when the monitoring result is that the responsemessage is monitored during the first preset time period and the basestation indication time is carried in the response message, the sendingtime may be determined according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2C. Asshown in FIG. 2C, the following steps are included:

In step 221, when the monitoring result is that the response message ismonitored during the first preset time period, the response message isparsed to obtain the base station indication time.

In an embodiment, the base station indication time may be a time point.For example, the base station indication time is the time after t1 whenreceiving the response message, or the time T3 is directly designated asthe base station indication time.

In step 222, the equipment temperature of the user equipment at the basestation indication time is detected.

In an embodiment, the priority of the base station indication time ishigher than the priority of the ending time of the first preset timeperiod. Referring to FIG. 2E, when the UE sends the first requestmessage at time T0, whether to receive a response message during thefirst preset time period t1 is monitored. If the response message ismonitored at the time T1 (T1 is within the first preset time period),and the response message carries the base station indication time T2(after t2 period from the time the response message is received) as thesending reference time for sending a second request message, while theending time (time T3) of the first preset time period is not used as thereference time for sending the second request message.

In an embodiment, it can determine whether the base station indicationtime is the sending time for sending a second request message by furtherdetecting whether the equipment temperature of the user equipment at thebase station indication time is higher than the preset temperaturethreshold.

In step 223, when the equipment temperature of the user equipment at thebase station indication time is higher than the preset temperaturethreshold, the base station indication time is determined as the sendingtime.

In an embodiment, when the monitoring result is that the responsemessage is monitored during the first preset time period and theresponse message indicates to reduce the radio link configuration, thesending time is determined according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2D.As shown in FIG. 2D, the following step is included:

In step 231, the equipment temperature of the user equipment in thesecond preset time period is detected, and the starting time of thesecond preset time period is the time receiving the response message.

In an embodiment, the second preset time period can be understood as atime period for solving the overheating of the device, that is, thesecond preset time period is the maximum time length allowing theequipment temperature of the user equipment higher than the presettemperature threshold, after the base station adjusts the radio linkconfiguration of the user equipment based on the first request message.If the equipment temperature is higher than the preset temperaturethreshold during the second preset time period from when the radio linkconfiguration is reduced, the request message for adjusting the radiolink configuration is not allowed to be sent to the base station; if theequipment temperature is still higher than the preset temperaturethreshold after the second preset time period from when the radio linkconfiguration is reduced, the second request message for adjusting theradio link configuration is sent to the base station again at the endingtime of the second preset time period.

In an embodiment, the time length of the second preset time period maybe set by the base station and indicated to the user equipment; in stillanother embodiment, the time length of the second preset time period maybe set by the user equipment.

In an embodiment, the time length of the second preset time period maybe statically set. For example, the length of the second preset timeperiod is set to 10 minutes, regardless of what the equipmenttemperature of the user equipment is, and what the preset temperaturethreshold used to limit the overheating of the user equipment is.

In an embodiment, the length of the second preset time period may alsobe dynamically set. For example, if the current equipment temperature ofthe user equipment is 90 degrees and the preset temperature threshold is85 degrees, the length of the second preset time period may be set to 10minutes; if the current equipment temperature of the user equipment is90 degrees and the preset temperature threshold is 80 degrees, the timelength of the second preset time period may be set to 20 minutes; if thecurrent equipment temperature of the user equipment is 92 degrees, andthe preset temperature threshold is 80 degrees, the time length of thesecond preset time period may be set to 25 minutes.

In step 232, when the equipment temperature of the user equipment duringthe second preset time period indicates that the user equipment is stilloverheated, the ending time of the second preset time period isdetermined as the sending time.

In an embodiment, in step 231 and step 232, referring to FIG. 2F, the UEsends the first request message at time T0, and receives the responsemessage for reducing configuration at time T5; whether the userequipment is still overheated can be determined by detecting theequipment temperature during the second preset time period (that is, thetime period between T5 and T6). If the temperature of the user equipmentcontinues to decrease, but the speed of the decrease is small, and theequipment temperature of the user equipment is still far greater thanthe preset temperature threshold at the end of the second preset timeperiod, it may be determined that the user equipment is stilloverheated; if the temperature of the user equipment dose not decrease,it can also be determined that the user equipment is still overheated.

In step 233, when the equipment temperature of the user equipment in thesecond preset time period indicates that the user equipment is no longeroverheated, the time when the user equipment is overheated again isdetermined as the sending time.

In an embodiment, if the temperature of the user equipment continues todecrease during the second preset time period, and the equipmenttemperature of the user equipment has decreased below the presettemperature threshold at the end of the second preset time period, itcan be determined that the user equipment is no longer overheated. Forexample, the preset temperature threshold is 85 degrees, and if theequipment temperature decreases from 90 degrees to 84 degrees during thesecond preset time period after adjusting the wireless link identifier,it can be determined that the user equipment is no longer overheated. Instill another embodiment, if the equipment temperature of the userequipment continues to decrease during the second preset time period,and the equipment temperature of the user equipment has decreased to theadjacent preset temperature threshold at the end of the second presettime period, it still can be determined that the user equipment is nolonger overheated. For example, the preset temperature threshold is 85degrees, and if the equipment temperature decreases from 90 degrees to86 degrees during the second preset time period after adjusting thewireless link identifier, and the change curve of the equipmenttemperature continuously decreases, it can be inferred that theequipment temperature of the user equipment can further decrease to lessthan 85 degrees after a short time period, so it can also be determinedthat the user equipment is no longer overheated.

In an embodiment, the time when the user equipment is overheated againcan be understood as the time when the user equipment is overheatedagain due to the problem of the radio link configuration after arelatively long time.

In step 205, the second request message is sent at the sending time.

In the embodiment, by the foregoing step 201 to step 205, it can berealized that a timer for the first preset time period is set, after theuser equipment is overheated and the first request message is sent tothe base station, a response message in a first preset time period ismonitored, and the sending time for sending a second request message isdetermined based on the monitoring result, thereby avoiding frequentlysending the request message to the base station at any time, andreducing the spectrum resource utilization and the signaling burden ofthe network.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a method for protecting a user equipmentaccording to an exemplary embodiment; the method for protecting a userequipment may be applied to a base station. As shown in FIG. 3, themethod for protecting a user equipment includes the following steps301-303:

In step 301, a request message for adjusting a radio link configurationsent by the user equipment is received.

In an embodiment, a current temperature of the user equipment and apreset temperature threshold may be carried in the request message.

In step 302, a first response message is generated and sent when it isdetermined there is no need to adjust the radio link configuration basedon the request message.

In an embodiment, the base station indication time and the base stationindication time used to indicate the time when the user equipment sendsthe request message again, may be carried in the request message.

In an embodiment, the base station may determine whether there is a needto adjust the radio link configuration based on the current temperatureof the user equipment, the preset temperature threshold, and the datainformation of the service data to be transmitted. For example, thecurrent temperature of the user equipment is 75 degrees, and the presettemperature threshold is 72 degrees, it can be determined that thecurrent temperature of the user equipment is not particularly high, andthe data volume of the current service data to be transmitted isrelatively large, and the service quality of the service data is alsohigh, then it can be determined that there is no need to temporarilyadjust the radio link configuration. In still another embodiment, thebase station may also determine whether there is no need to temporarilyadjust the radio link configuration based on other information.

In an embodiment, the base station indication time may be carried in thefirst response message, and is used to indicate when the user equipmentsends the request message for adjusting the radio link configurationagain.

In an exemplary scenario as shown in FIG. 1B, in the scenario shown inFIG. 1B, a base station 10, a user equipment (such as a smart phone, atablet, etc.) 20 is included, wherein the base station 10 may send thefirst response message to the user equipment 20 when receiving therequest message for adjusting the radio link configuration sent by theuser equipment 20 and disagreeing to reduce the radio linkconfiguration, and indicates the user equipment 20 to send the requestmessage at the base station indication time again with the base stationindication time in the first response message, thereby avoiding the userequipment frequently sending the request message to the base station andreducing the spectrum resource utilization and the signaling burden ofthe network.

In the embodiment, by the foregoing step 301 to step 302, it can berealized to send the first response message to the user equipment whenthe base station disagrees to reduce the radio link configuration, andthen indicate the user equipment to send the request message at the basestation indication time again with the base station indication time inthe first response message, thereby avoiding the user equipmentfrequently sending the request message to the base station and reducingthe spectrum resource utilization and the signaling burden of thenetwork.

In an embodiment, the method for protecting the device may furtherinclude:

generating and sending a second response message when determining thatthere is a need to adjust the radio link configuration based on therequest message, wherein the radio link configuration information whichthe user equipment is to be adjusted to is carried in the secondresponse message.

In an embodiment, a time length of the second preset time period isfurther carried in the second response message.

In an embodiment, the method for protecting the device may furtherinclude:

refusing to send a response message to the user equipment when it isdetermined that there is no need to adjust the radio link configurationbased on the request message.

For details on how to protect user equipment, please refer to thefollowing embodiments.

The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the presentdisclosure are described in the following specific embodiments.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing still another method for protecting a userequipment according to an exemplary embodiment. This embodiment uses theforegoing method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure toexemplify how to avoid the user equipment frequently sending the requestmessage for reducing the radio link configuration. As shown in FIG. 4,the following steps are included:

In step 401, a request message for adjusting a radio link configurationsent by the user equipment is received.

In step 402, a first response message is generated and sent when it isdetermined there is no need to adjust the radio link configuration basedon the request message.

In an embodiment, the base station indication time is carried in thefirst response message, and the base station indication time is used toindicate the time when the user equipment sends the request messageagain.

In an embodiment, the base station indication time may be a time point.For example, the base station indication time is the time after t1 fromwhen the response message is received, or the time T3 is directlydesignated as the base station indication time.

In step 403, a second response message is generated and sent when it isdetermined that there is a need to adjust the radio link configurationbased on the request message.

In an embodiment, the radio link configuration information which theuser equipment is to be adjusted to is carried in the second responsemessage.

In an embodiment, the second response message may further carry the timelength of the second preset time period.

In an embodiment, the time length of the second preset time period maybe statically set. For example, the length of the second preset timeperiod is set to 10 minutes, regardless of what the equipmenttemperature of the user equipment is, and what the preset temperaturethreshold used to limit the overheating of the user equipment is.

In an embodiment, the length of the second preset time period may alsobe dynamically set. For example, if the current equipment temperature ofthe user equipment is 90 degrees and the preset temperature threshold is85 degrees, the length of the second preset time period may be set to 10minutes; if the current equipment temperature of the user equipment is90 degrees and the preset temperature threshold is 80 degrees, the timelength of the second preset time period may be set to 20 minutes; if thecurrent equipment temperature of the user equipment is 92 degrees, andthe preset temperature threshold is 80 degrees, the time length of thesecond preset time period may be set to 25 minutes.

In the embodiment, by the foregoing steps 401 to 403, it can realizethat the second response message is sent to the user equipment, when thebase station agrees to reduce the radio link configuration, so that theuser equipment determines whether to send the second request message atthe ending time of the second preset time period according to the changecondition of the equipment temperature during the second preset timeperiod from the time when the second response message is received,thereby avoiding the user equipment frequently sending the requestmessage to the base station in the second preset time period andreducing the spectrum resource utilization and the signaling burden ofthe network.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing still another method for protecting a userequipment according to an exemplary embodiment. This embodiment uses theforegoing method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure toexemplify how to avoid the user equipment frequently sending the requestmessage for reducing the radio link configuration. As shown in FIG. 5,the following steps are included:

In step 501, a request message for adjusting a radio link configurationsent by the user equipment is received.

In step 502, a response message is refused to send to the user equipmentwhen it is determined that there is no need to adjust the radio linkconfiguration based on the request message.

In step 503, a second response message is generated and sent when it isdetermined that there is a need to adjust the radio link configurationbased on the request message.

In an embodiment, the radio link configuration information which theuser equipment is to be adjusted to is carried in the second responsemessage.

In the embodiment, by the foregoing steps 501 to 503, it can realizethat the base station refuses to send the response message to the userequipment when disagreeing to reduce the radio link configuration. Forexample, if the base station considers that the overheating of the userequipment caused by the current radio link configuration does not affectthe further use of the user equipment, the base station can refuse tosend the response message, further reducing the signaling interaction.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a device for protecting a userequipment according to an exemplary embodiment, wherein the device isapplied to a user equipment. As shown in FIG. 6, the device forprotecting a user equipment includes:

a first monitoring module 610, configured to monitor a response messagecorresponding to the first request message during a first preset timeperiod, after a first request message for adjusting radio linkconfiguration is sent to a base station;

a time determining module 620, configured to determine a sending timefor sending a second request message for adjusting the radio linkconfiguration based on a monitoring result of the first listening module610 during the first preset time period; and

a first sending module 630, configured to send the second requestmessage at the sending time determined by the time determining module620.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing another device for protecting a userequipment according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, onthe basis of the foregoing embodiment shown in FIG. 6, in an embodiment,the device also includes:

a user preference determining module 640, configured to determinewhether to send the first request message for adjusting the radio linkconfiguration to the base station based on user preference, when it isjudged that overheating of the user equipment is caused by the radiolink configuration being too high; and

a second sending module 650, configured to send the first requestmessage for adjusting the radio link configuration to the base station,when the user preference determining module 640 determines that thefirst request message for adjusting the radio link configuration is sentto the base station based on the user preference.

In an embodiment, the setting manner of the first preset time period isstatic setting, or semi-static setting, or dynamic setting.

In an embodiment, the time determining module 620 includes:

a first detecting sub-module 621, configured to detect an equipmenttemperature of the user equipment at the ending time of the first presettime period, when the monitoring result is that the response message isnot detected within the first preset time period; and

a first determining sub-module 622, configured to determine the endingtime of the first preset time period as the sending time, when the firstdetecting sub-module 621 determines that the equipment temperature ofthe user equipment is higher than a preset temperature threshold at theending time of the first preset time period.

In an embodiment, the time determining module 620 includes:

a first parsing sub-module 623, configured to parse the response messageto obtain base station indication time, when the monitoring result isthat the response message is monitored in the first preset time period;

a second detection sub-module 624, configured to detect the equipmenttemperature of the user equipment at the base station indication timeparsed and obtained by the first parsing sub-module; and

a second determining sub-module 625, configured to determine the basestation indication time as the sending time, when the second detectingsub-module 624 determines that the equipment temperature of the userequipment at the base station indication time is higher than the presettemperature threshold.

In an embodiment, the time determining module 620 includes:

a third detection sub-module 626, configured to detect the equipmenttemperature of the user equipment within the second preset time period,when the monitoring result is that the response message is monitoredwithin the first preset time period and the radio link configurationindicates to reduce the response message, wherein starting time of thesecond preset time period is the time receiving the response message;

a third determining sub-module 627, configured to determine ending timeof the second preset time period as the sending time when the thirddetecting sub-module 626 determines that the equipment temperature ofthe user equipment within the second preset time period indicates thatthe user equipment is still overheated; and

a fourth determining sub-module 628, configured to determine time whenthe user equipment is overheated again as the sending time when thethird detecting sub-module 626 determines that the equipment temperatureof the user equipment within the second preset time period indicatesthat the user equipment is no longer overheated.

In an embodiment, the setting manner of the second preset time period isstatic setting or dynamic setting.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a device for protecting a userequipment according to an exemplary embodiment, wherein the device isapplied to a base station. As shown in FIG. 8, the device for protectinga user equipment includes:

a receiving module 810, configured to receive a request message foradjusting a radio link configuration sent by a user equipment; and

a first generation module 820, configured to generate and send a firstresponse message when it is determined there is no need to adjust theradio link configuration based on the request message received by thereceiving module 810, wherein a base station indication time is carriedin the first response message, and the base station indication time isused to indicate the time when the base station indicates that the userequipment sends the request message again.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing another device for protecting a userequipment according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG. 9, onthe basis of the above embodiment shown in FIG. 8, in an embodiment, thedevice also includes:

a second generation module 830, configured to generate and send a secondresponse message when it is determined that there is a need to adjustthe radio link configuration based on the request message received bythe receiving module 810, wherein the radio link configurationinformation which the user equipment is to be adjusted to is carried inthe second response message.

In an embodiment, a time length of the second preset time period isfurther carried in the second response message.

In an embodiment, the device further includes:

a refusing response module 840, configured to refuse to send a responsemessage to the user equipment when it is determined that there is noneed to adjust the radio link configuration based on the request messagereceived by the receiving module 810.

With regard to the device in the above embodiments, the specific mannerin which the respective modules perform the operations has beendescribed in detail in the embodiments relating to the method, and willnot be explained in detail herein.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a device suitable for protecting auser equipment according to an exemplary embodiment. The device 1000 canbe provided as a base station. Referring to FIG. 10, the device 1000includes a processing component 1022, a wireless sending/receivingcomponent 1024, an antenna component 1026, and a signal processingportion specifically possessed by a wireless interface, and theprocessing component 1022 can further include one or more processors.

One of the processors in the processing component 1022 can be configuredto perform the method for protecting the user device described above.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable storagemedium including instructions is also provided. The above instructionscan be executed by the processing component 1022 of the device 1000 toperform the above method. For example, the non-transitory computerreadable storage medium can be a ROM, a random-access memory (RAM), aCD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, and an optical data storagedevice.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, when the instructionsin the storage medium are executed by a processor of the base station,to enable the base station to perform the method for protecting the userequipment disclosed in the second aspect, including:

receiving a request message for adjusting a radio link configurationsent by the user equipment;

generating and sending a first response message when it is determinedthere is no need to adjust the radio link configuration based on therequest message, wherein a base station indication time is carried inthe first response message, and the base station indication time is usedto indicate the time when the base station indicates that the userequipment sends the request message again.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a device suitable for protecting auser equipment according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, thedevice 1100 can be a first device, such as a smart phone.

Referring to FIG. 11, the device 1100 may include one or more of thefollowing components: a processing component 1102, a memory 1104, apower component 1106, a multimedia component 1108, an audio component1110, an input/output (I/O) interface 1112, a sensor component 1114, anda communication component 1116.

The processing component 1102 typically controls the overall operationsof the device 1100, such as the operations associated with display,telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recordingoperations. The processing component 1102 can include one or moreprocessors 1120 to execute instructions to perform all or part of thesteps in the above described methods. Moreover, the processing component1102 can include one or more modules to facilitate the interactionbetween the processing component 1102 and other components. For example,the processing component 1102 can include a multimedia module tofacilitate the interaction between the multimedia component 1108 and theprocessing component 1102.

The memory 1104 is configured to store various types of data to supportthe operation of the device 1100. Examples of such data includeinstructions for any application or method operated on device 1100, suchas the contact data, the phone book data, messages, pictures, videos,and the like. The memory 1104 can be implemented by any type of volatileor non-volatile storage device, or a combination thereof, such as astatic random access memory (SRAM), an electrically erasableprogrammable read-only memory (EEPROM), an erasable programmableread-only memory (EPROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), aread-only memory (ROM), a magnetic memory, a flash memory, a magnetic oroptical disk.

The power component 1106 provides power to various components of thedevice 1100. The power component 1106 can include a power managementsystem, one or more power sources, and other components associated withthe generation, management, and distribution of power in the device1100.

The multimedia component 1108 includes a screen providing an outputinterface between the device 1100 and the user. In some embodiments, thescreen can include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel(TP). If the screen includes the touch panel, the screen can beimplemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from the user.The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches,swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensors may not onlysense a boundary of a touch or swipe action, but also sense a period oftime and a pressure associated with the touch or swipe action. In someembodiments, the multimedia component 1108 includes a front cameraand/or a rear camera. When the device 1100 is in an operation mode, suchas a photographing mode or a video mode, the front camera and/or therear camera can receive external multimedia datum. Each of the frontcamera and the rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or havefocus and optical zoom capability.

The audio component 1110 is configured to output and/or input an audiosignal. For example, the audio component 1110 includes a microphone(MIC) configured to receive an external audio signal when the device1100 is in an operation mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, anda voice recognition mode. The received audio signal may be furtherstored in the memory 1104 or sent via the communication component 1116.In some embodiments, the audio component 1110 also includes a speakerfor outputting the audio signal.

The I/O interface 1112 provides an interface between the processingcomponent 1102 and peripheral interface modules, such as a keyboard, aclick wheel, buttons, and the like. These buttons may include, but arenot limited to, a home button, a volume button, a starting button, and alocking button.

The sensor component 1114 includes one or more sensors for providingstatus assessments of various aspects of the device 1100. For example,the sensor component 1114 can detect an open/closed status of the device1100, relative positioning of components, for example the components maybe the display and the keypad of the device 1100. The sensor component1114 can also detect a change in position of one component of the device1100 or the device 1100, the presence or absence of user contact withthe device 1100, an orientation or an acceleration/deceleration of thedevice 1100, and a change in temperature of the device 1100. The sensorcomponent 1114 can include a proximity sensor configured to detect thepresence of nearby objects without any physical contact. The sensorcomponent 1114 can also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCDimage sensor, configured to be used in imaging applications. In someembodiments, the sensor component 1114 can also include an accelerometersensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or atemperature sensor.

The communication component 1116 is configured to facilitate wired orwireless communication between the device 1100 and other devices. Thedevice 1100 can access a wireless network based on a communicationstandard, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, or a combination thereof. In anexemplary embodiment, the communication component 1116 receivesbroadcast signals or broadcast associated information from an externalbroadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplaryembodiment, the communication component 1116 also includes a near fieldcommunication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communications. Forexample, the NFC module can be implemented based on a radio frequencyidentification (RFID) technology, an infrared data association (IrDA)technology, an ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, a Bluetooth (BT)technology, and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, the device 1100 may be implemented with oneor more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signalprocessors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs),programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable Gate array (FPGA),controller, microcontroller, microprocessor or other electroniccomponents.

In an exemplary embodiment, there is also provided a non-transitorycomputer-readable storage medium including instructions, such as amemory 1104 including instructions executable by the processor 1120 ofthe device 1100 to perform the above described method. For example, thenon-transitory computer readable storage medium may be a ROM, arandom-access memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disc,and an optical data storage device.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, when the instructionsin the storage medium are executed by a processor of the base station,to enable the base station to perform the method for protecting the userequipment disclosed in the first aspect, including:

after sending a first request message for adjusting radio linkconfiguration to a base station, monitoring a response messagecorresponding to the first request message in a first preset timeperiod;

determining a sending time for sending a second request message foradjusting the radio link configuration based on a monitoring resultduring the first preset time period; and

sending the second request message at the sending time.

Other embodiments of the present disclosure will be apparent to thoseskilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practiceof the present disclosure disclosed herein. The present application isintended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the presentdisclosure, which are in accordance with the general principles of thepresent disclosure and include common general knowledge or conventionaltechnical means in the art that are not disclosed in the presentdisclosure. The specification and embodiments are illustrative, and thereal scope and spirit of the present disclosure is defined by theappended claims.

It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited tothe precise structures that have been described above and shown in thedrawings, and various modifications and changes can be made withoutdeparting from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure islimited only by the appended claims.

The invention claimed is:
 1. A method for protecting a user equipment,comprising: responsive to determining that overheating of the userequipment is caused by a radio link configuration being higher than apredetermined level, determining whether to send a first request messagefor adjusting the radio link configuration to a base station based on auser preference, wherein the overheating is determined based on anequipment temperature of the user equipment to be higher than a presettemperature threshold; responsive to determining to send the firstrequest message for adjusting the radio link configuration to the basestation based on the user preference, sending the first request messagefor adjusting the radio link configuration to the base station; aftersending the first request message for adjusting the radio linkconfiguration to a base station, monitoring a response message, from thebase station, corresponding to the first request message during a firstpreset time period; determining a sending time for sending a secondrequest message for adjusting the radio link configuration based on amonitoring result regarding the response message during the first presettime period; and sending the second request message at the sending time.2. The method according to claim 1, wherein a setting manner of thefirst preset time period is static setting, or semi-static setting, ordynamic setting.
 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein thedetermining the sending time for sending the second request message foradjusting the radio link configuration based on a monitoring resultduring the first preset time period comprises: responsive to determiningthat the monitoring result is that the response message is not detectedduring the first preset time period, detecting the equipment temperatureof the user equipment at an ending time of the first preset time period;and responsive to determining that the equipment temperature of the userequipment is higher than a preset temperature threshold at the endingtime of the first preset time period, determining the ending time of thefirst preset time period as the sending time.
 4. The method according toclaim 1, wherein the determining the sending time for sending the secondrequest message for adjusting the radio link configuration based on amonitoring result during the first preset time period comprises:responsive to determining that the monitoring result is that theresponse message is monitored during the first preset time period,parsing the response message to obtain a base station indication time;detecting the equipment temperature of the user equipment at the basestation indication time; and responsive to determining that theequipment temperature of the user equipment at the base stationindication time is higher than the preset temperature threshold,determining the base station indication time as the sending time.
 5. Themethod according to claim 1, wherein the determining the sending timefor sending the second request message for adjusting the radio linkconfiguration based on a monitoring result during the first preset timeperiod comprises: responsive to determining that the monitoring resultis that the response message is monitored during the first preset timeperiod and the response message indicates to reduce the radio linkconfiguration, detecting the equipment temperature of the user equipmentduring the second preset time period, wherein a starting time of thesecond preset time period is a time the response message is received;responsive to determining that the equipment temperature of the userequipment during the second preset time period indicates that the userequipment is still overheated, determining an ending time of the secondpreset time period as the sending time; and responsive to determiningthat the equipment temperature of the user equipment during the secondpreset time period indicates that the user equipment is no longeroverheated, determining a time when the user equipment is overheatedagain as the sending time.
 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein asetting manner of the second preset time period is static setting ordynamic setting.
 7. A method for protecting a user equipment,comprising: responsive to determining that overheating of the userequipment is caused by a radio link configuration being higher than apredetermined level, determining whether to send a first request messagefor adjusting the radio link configuration to a base station based on auser preference, wherein the overheating is determined based on anequipment temperature of the user equipment to be higher than a presettemperature threshold; responsive to determining to send the firstrequest message for adjusting the radio link configuration to the basestation based on the user preference, sending the first request messagefor adjusting the radio link configuration to the base station;receiving, by the base station, the first request message for adjustinga radio link configuration sent by the user equipment; and generatingand sending a first response message responsive to determining thatthere is no need to adjust the radio link configuration based on therequest message, wherein a base station indication time is carried inthe first response message, and the base station indication time is usedby the base station to indicate a time at which the user equipmentshould send a second request message for adjusting the radio linkconfiguration.
 8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:generating and sending a second response message responsive todetermining that there is a need to adjust the radio link configurationbased on the second request message, wherein a different radio linkconfiguration which the user equipment is to be adjusted to is carriedin the second response message.
 9. The method according to claim 8,wherein a time length of a second preset time period is further carriedin the second response message.
 10. The method according to claim 7,further comprising: refusing to send the first response message to theuser equipment responsive to determining that there is no need to adjustthe radio link configuration based on the first request message.
 11. Auser equipment, comprising: a processor; and a memory storinginstructions executable by the processor; wherein the processor isconfigured to execute the instructions to perform operations including:responsive to determining that overheating of the user equipment iscaused by a radio link configuration being higher than a predeterminedlevel, determining whether to send a first request message for adjustingthe radio link configuration to a base station based on a userpreference, wherein the overheating is determined based on an equipmenttemperature of the user equipment to be higher than a preset temperaturethreshold; responsive to determining to send the first request messagefor adjusting the radio link configuration to the base station based onthe user preference, sending the first request message for adjusting theradio link configuration to the base station; after sending the firstrequest message for adjusting the radio link configuration to the basestation, monitoring a response message, from the base station,corresponding to the first request message during a first preset timeperiod; determining a sending time for sending a second request messagefor adjusting the radio link configuration based on a monitoring resultregarding the response message during the first preset time period; andsending the second request message at the sending time.
 12. The userequipment according to claim 11, wherein the determining the sendingtime for sending the second request message for adjusting the radio linkconfiguration based on a monitoring result during the first preset timeperiod comprises: responsive to determining that the monitoring resultis that the response message is not detected during the first presettime period, detecting the equipment temperature of the user equipmentat an ending time of the first preset time period; and responsive todetermining that the equipment temperature of the user equipment ishigher than a preset temperature threshold at the ending time of thefirst preset time period, determining the ending time of the firstpreset time period as the sending time.
 13. The user equipment accordingto claim 11, wherein the determining the sending time for sending thesecond request message for adjusting the radio link configuration basedon a monitoring result during the first preset time period comprises:responsive to determining that the monitoring result is that theresponse message is monitored during the first preset time period,parsing the response message to obtain a base station indication time;detecting the equipment temperature of the user equipment at the basestation indication time; and responsive to determining that theequipment temperature of the user equipment at the base stationindication time is higher than the preset temperature threshold,determining the base station indication time as the sending time. 14.The user equipment according to claim 11, wherein the determining thesending time for sending the second request message for adjusting theradio link configuration based on a monitoring result during the firstpreset time period comprises: responsive to determining that themonitoring result is that the response message is monitored during thefirst preset time period and the response message indicates to reducethe radio link configuration, detecting the equipment temperature of theuser equipment during the second preset time period, wherein a startingtime of the second preset time period is a time the response message isreceived; responsive to determining that the equipment temperature ofthe user equipment during the second preset time period indicates thatthe user equipment is still overheated, determining an ending time ofthe second preset time period as the sending time; and responsive todetermining that the equipment temperature of the user equipment duringthe second preset time period indicates that the user equipment is nolonger overheated, determining a time when the user equipment isoverheated again as the sending time.
 15. A base station, comprising: aprocessor; and a memory storing instructions executable by theprocessor; wherein the processor is configured to execute theinstructions to perform operations including: receiving, by the basestation, a first request message for adjusting a radio linkconfiguration sent by a user equipment based on a user preference,responsive to determining, by the user equipment, that overheating ofthe user equipment is caused by a radio link configuration being higherthan a predetermined level, wherein the overheating is determined basedon an equipment temperature of the user equipment to be higher than apreset temperature threshold; and generating and sending a firstresponse message responsive to determining that there is no need toadjust the radio link configuration based on the first request message,wherein a base station indication time is carried in the first responsemessage, and the base station indication time is used by the basestation to indicate a time at which the user equipment should send asecond request message for adjusting the radio link configuration. 16.The base station according to claim 15, wherein the operations furthercomprise: generating and sending a second response message responsive todetermining that there is a need to adjust the radio link configurationbased on the second request message, wherein a different radio linkconfiguration which the user equipment is to be adjusted to is carriedin the second response message.
 17. The base station according to claim16, wherein a time length of a second preset time period is furthercarried in the second response message.
 18. The base station accordingto claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise: refusing to sendthe first response message to the user equipment responsive todetermining that there is no need to adjust the radio link configurationbased on the request message.